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On the recordAugust 4, 1998
I am very proud that the Family and Medical Leave Act was the very first piece of legislation I signed into law.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act

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